Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Houston, TX
Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396735783, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Texas L9134, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Y.c. Cheong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- L9134 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12951 South Fwy, Houston, TX 77047
- Phone
- (713) 526-5771
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 526-2036
- Medicaid IDs
- 174378303 TX
174378302 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050708000571); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Y.c. Cheong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L9134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average diagnostic radiology physician in 2024
80 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 51 among the 2,711 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate78 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $291.33
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Singleton Associates PAThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Y.c. Cheong among 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas
Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D. is one of 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 2,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
823 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 823 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rajesh Amin, M.D.Houston, TX 770471245220102
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- Debra Butler, M.D.Houston, TX 770471336141829
- Stephen Chiang, M.D.Houston, TX 770471386634269
- David Conrow, M.D.Houston, TX 770471932199767
- Ronald Fisher, M.D.Houston, TX 770471356331086
- John Haddad, M.D.Houston, TX 770471134119878
Common questions
What is Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396735783, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12951 South Fwy, Houston, TX, 77047. Phone: (713) 526-5771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L9134, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among diagnostic radiology physician prescribers was 51. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Y.c. Cheong, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.